Pecan Spice Cake with Caramel-Rum Glaze

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Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze

Sweeten up your morning with slices of Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze. Sweet potato, orange zest, and ground cinnamon offer flavors of the season as they're baked together in this coffee cake that's drizzled with a caramel glaze.Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze Recipe

3 of 29Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Stephana Bottom

Pumpkin Crumb Coffee Cake

Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Keep this family favorite around for the holiday season. Mashed sweet potatoes give the cupcakes extra moistness, while a myriad of spices including cinnamon and nutmeg, spice up the traditionally sweet dessert. A simple cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of chopped pecans is all that's needed on top.Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Cocoa-Carrot Cake with Cocoa Crumble

William Werner likes carrot cake but was curious to experiment with the classic. So he added cocoa to the batter, resulting in this moist loaf with a chocolaty crumb topping.Cocoa-Carrot Cake with Cocoa Crumble Recipe

German Chocolate Cake

Sam German created the mild, dark baking chocolate called Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate in 1852; in the late 1950s, a Dallas newspaper published a recipe for German's Chocolate Cake. The dessert took the South by storm and has been a staple ever since.

Rum-Glazed Sweet Potato Cakes

This mini Bundt cake recipe features pureed sweet potatoes, raisins, rum, and toasted pecans along with cinnamon and nutmeg and is a perfect pick-up treat for a holiday dessert party.Rum-Glazed Sweet Potato Cakes Recipe

Cranberry-Apple-Pumpkin Bundt

Praline Pumpkin Torte

Notes: You can bake the cakes (through step 3) up to 1 day ahead; cover and store at room temperature. Up to 6 hours ahead, assemble layers; cover with a large inverted bowl or pan and chill. Prep and Cook Time: about 1 hour, plus 1 1/2 hours to cool cakes.Praline Pumpkin Torte Recipe

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Maple Pecan Cake

Notes: If the nut flour is not available, use 1 cup pecans: bake in a 350° oven until golden under skins, about 10 minutes, then whirl in a food processor until finely ground.Maple Pecan Cake Recipe

Spiced Caramel Bundt Cake

Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg give this gluten-free cake its signature spiced flavor, and applesauce lends moistness while allowing you to use less oil. A drizzle of golden caramel syrup is the finishing touch, making this the perfect "ta-da!" dessert to serve at your next dinner party or ladies' tea.Spiced Caramel Bundt Cake Recipe

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25 of 29Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Walnut Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

Unlike their full-fat cousins, which get their softness from oil and butter, light cakes rely less on fat and more on sugar and liquids. More sugar minimizes the development of gluten proteins (the primary source of toughness in cakes), but it can also cause excess browning, especially if dairy products are present. Pull the cake from the oven when a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs still clinging to it.Walnut Cupcakes with Maple Frosting Recipe